I should like to begin by thanking Mr. Staffan de Mistura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, for his informative and comprehensive briefing and express our appreciation for the ongoing effort and commitment that he and his team are investing in fulfilling the mandate of the U…
We deeply appreciate His Excellency President José Ramos-Horta’s personal participation in and contribution to today’s debate. I thank him for his update on the situation in Timor- Leste. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his views on the situation in Timor-Leste as well.
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At the outset, I should like to thank Mr. Michael von der Schulenburg for presenting the first report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL) (S/2009/59), as well as for his useful comments and remarks. My delegation should also like t…
First of all, I should like to pay tribute to Ambassador Butagira for his five years with the United Nations and, in particular, for his time working with us here in the Council.
I would like to commend the French presidency of the Security Council and the United Kingdom delegation for the initiati…
At the outset, I wish to express our gratitude to the French presidency for the opportunity to discuss in the Security Council the important issue of the protection of civilians during armed conflict. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Under-Secretary-General, Mr. John Holmes, for hi…
Let me begin by expressing our appreciation for all efforts to come up with a clear Council response to the situation in Gaza. We commend the intense personal engagement of the ministers, which has made it possible to adopt this important resolution, which has our full support. The resolution reflec…
We, too, welcome today’s briefing and would like to thank High Commissioner António Guterres for providing us with a comprehensive overview of the current global trend regarding refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) as it pertains to the role of the Security Council and the challenges tha…
I, too, would like to thank you, Sir, for convening and presiding over this very important meeting of the Security Council. I would like to begin by welcoming Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the President of the Palestinian National Authority His Excellency Mahmoud Abbas, Secretary-General of the Ara…
I would like to join others in thanking Assistant Secretary-General Menkerios, the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IOM), the Director of the Africa II Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), the Permanent Representative of Somalia and the Permanent…
It is our pleasure Mr. President, to welcome you to the Security Council today. I would like to thank you for your initiative in organizing this open debate on the strengthening of collective security through the general regulation and reduction of armaments. We would also like to welcome the Vice-P…
May I begin by extending our welcome to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. de Mistura, and expressing our
appreciation for the ongoing efforts and commitment that he and his team are devoting to fulfilling the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). …
Let me start by expressing my sincere appreciation to the President of the General Assembly for organizing this high-level meeting and to His Majesty the King of Saudi Arabia for having undertaken this initiative. We have had the chance during the past two days to listen to heads of State or Governm…
In my capacity as the Chairman of the Committee established pursuant to
resolution 1373 (2001), known as the Counter- Terrorism Committee, it is my honour to brief the Security Council on the work of the Committee in the past six months. Before entering into the core of the presentation, I would li…
Croatia welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on women and peace and security (S/2008/622) and the recommendations contained therein. We thank the delegation of China for organizing what is, for us, a timely debate. I would also like to thank Ms. Mayanja, Ms. Alberdi, Mr. Le Roy and Ms. Taylo…
Croatia too would like to join other Council members in welcoming the President of Djibouti, His Excellency Mr. Ismail Omar Guelleh, as well as his delegation, including the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and thanking him for the timely and comprehensive briefing he has provided us. We also welcome t…
I thank you, Sir, for organizing this debate to consider the second annual report of the Peacebuilding Commission. Today’s deliberations should help us to take stock of the progress made thus far and the challenges we face as we enter the Commission’s third year of work.
I would also like to take t…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Mr. Kai Eide, for his full and informative briefing and for his leadership of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in these difficult and challenging times. At the same time, we are ple…
At the outset, I would like to welcome the Presidents of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Judge Pocar and Judge Byron, and thank them for presenting their respective reports (A/63/210 and A/63/209).
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As this is the first time that my delegation is taking the floor this month, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency for the month of October. We also extend our appreciation to Ambassador Kafando and his delegation for their excellent work in the previous m…
In considering the situation in the Middle East over the course of this year, my delegation has continued to be guided by one word: “hope”. Indeed, 2008 seems to be a year of hope for peace in the Middle East. While there was nothing a year ago, now we have the Annapolis process under way, solid and…
